Congress Opens 1956 Session Amid Deluge of Bills
Congress begins the 1956 session with a flood of proposals ranging from federal disaster insurance to a constitutional amendment on presidential fitness. The House moves quickly with a flood of bills as Rep Frelinghuysen calls for an administrative vice president and a death penalty measure for airline explosives.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
House
Spence
D-Ky
Wolcott
Mich
Spence-Wolcott
Rep
Frelinghuysen
R-Nj
Freylinghuysen
Hillings
R-Calif
Colorado
John Bell Williams
D-Miss
U. S
Eisenhower
Rayburn
D-Tex
Thompson
D-Nj
California
New Jersey
New England
Falls Base Airman Found Murdered Near Great Falls
An 18 year old airman A D Lloyd Duane Bogle from Waco Texas was found shot dead beside his car in a secluded area west of Great Falls Montana. The incident near Malmstrom Air Force Base led to a boy friend search for his 16 year old girlfriend Pat Kalitzke who was last seen with him Monday night and feared kidnapped. The death was ruled a gunshot wound with no sign of robbery or struggle.
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Great Falls
Mont
Lloyd Duane Bogle
Waco
Texas
Malmstrom Air Force Base
Pat Kalitzke
Bogle
Kalitzke
Leeper
Texas recruits CPAs to audit Texas insurers in fraud cases
Austin Texas police and state officials mobilize 2 500 certified public accountants to audit 1 400 domestic insurance firms amid a string of scandals including a firm collapse and a court suit alleging fraudulent activity by state examiners. The audits, financed by insurers, aim for a year long review under CPA society supervision with potential license suspensions for non cooperating firms.
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Austin
Tex
Certified Public
Texas
Texas Society of Certified Public Accounts Executives
Travis County
Insurance Commission
Garland Smith
CPA
Smith
CPA Society
State Insurance Dept
J. Harris Gardner
Birthday mix up ends 100th surprise in Chesterfield
Hannah Smith, born Jan 7, expected royal greetings for her 100th on Jan 6. Town Clerk Richard Clegg checked birth records and informed that Hannah was actually born on Jan 7, making the century mark a day later than anticipated. The moment underscores a lifetime of surprises.
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Chesterfield
England
Hannah Smith
Richard Clegg
Elizabeth II
Hannah
Russell Assails Foreign Spending
Washington debate focuses on the 4.9 billion dollar request for new foreign aid. Senator Russell says the State Dept is sterile of ideas and fears continued Soviet expansion. Senator Smith calls for a united front on foreign policy as Democrats weigh a political response.
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Sen
Russell
D-Ga
State Dept
Middle East
Asia
Senate Armed Services Committee
Congress
Khrushchev
Bulganin
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Tuesay
House
Rayburn
D-Tex
Eisenhower
U. S
Smith
Senate Foreign Relations
Dulles
Three Airmen Die in Stratojet Crash Near Amarillo
A Boeing Stratojet crashed two miles southwest of Amarillo Air Force Base during blind landing practice killing three airmen. The six engine bomber tore off a telephone pole, ripped a wing, and debris spread over a square mile. One airman was ejected and died en route to hospital. two others perished in the wreck. The aircraft was a Strategic Air Command bomber from Altus AFB Oklahoma.
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Amarillo
Tex
Amarillo Air Force Base
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Altus Air Force Base
Oklahoma
Big Storm Heads for California
A new major storm threatened northern California with winds up to 65 mph at Cape Mendocino and southerly gales in the Sierra. The Weather Bureau warned rivers would rise in the next 48 hours and heavy rain was forecast for the region, recalling the Christmas storm that caused levee damage, flooding, and substantial deaths and losses.
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San Francisco
California
Cape Mendicano
Humboldt County
Sierra
Weather Bureau
Runaway 12-Year-Old Found Alive in San Gabriel Canyon
Gail McCaughey, a 12 year old runaway, was found in Rubio Canyon in the San Gabriel Mountains by a mountain rescue squad. She appeared in extreme shock after four freezing nights but was described as in remarkable condition despite five days without food.
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Altadena
Calif
San Gabriel Mountains
Gail McCaughey
Rubio Canyon
Montana Weather Outlook for Wednesday and Thursday
Montana east region expects fair south and partly cloudy north with snow showers in the northwest mountains. Warmer east and mild elsewhere. highs 35 to 45, locally 45 to 50 in northwest and south central areas, winds become strong from the southwest along east slopes. Montana west remains mostly cloudy with light rain or snow possible, highs 35 to 45.
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Montana
Opening Day Sees About 200 Vehicle License Tabs Sold
County Treasurer John E. Picard reported about 200 1956 license tab applications processed on opening day. The line stretched across the second floor as two regular windows handled the flow and a third opened in the afternoon. Results exceeded expectations with two minutes per assessment and a five to six minute wait for licensing. An estimated 21,000 vehicles will be licensed in Silver Bow County this year with Feb 15 deadline and potential misdemeanor penalties for late or unlicensed operation.
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John E. Picard
Picard
Silver Bow
Three of Lancaster Quadruplets Die
Lancaster Pennsylvania reports that three of the quadruplet brothers born to Regina and Norman Hohenwarter died Tuesday at Lancaster General Hospital. Norman Charles survived in fair condition, with the other two brothers aged four pounds two ounces at birth.
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Lancaster
U.P
Lancaster General Hospital
Regina Hohenwarter
Norman
Carl Conrad
John Philip
Mark Anthony
Norman Charles
Hohenwarters
Stephen
Don
Judge Anderson Plans to Seek Montana Attorney General Post
Helena Forrest H. Anderson 43 year old associate justice of the State Supreme Court says he will seek the Democratic nomination for Montana attorney general. He has served on the high bench since January 1953 and is starting the fourth year of his six year term. He argues for keeping hydroelectric power in state and improving shipping, highways and job development for farmers ranchers producers and consumers.
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Helena
Forrest H. Anderson
State Supreme Court
Montana
Anderson
Hog price bill proposed to guarantee farmers 18 dollars
Congress was urged to guarantee farmers a minimum hog price up to 18 dollars per hundredweight for top grade swine. Representative Lecompte of Iowa proposed a federal payment covering the difference between 18 dollars and market price for best grades. Hog prices have been depressed for months.
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Washington
Congress
Rep. Lecompte
Iowa
Election Fails to Solve French Crisis
Paris reports a fractured post election National Assembly with no party holding a clear majority. Communists gain 52 seats, Poujadists win 49, while center parties struggle to form stable governance amid left and right factionalism.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Communists
Pierre Poujade
Edgar Faure
Pierre Mendes-France
Faure
Mendes- France
1955 Among Three Coldest Montana Years On Record
Helena reports indicate 1955 ranks among the three coldest years in Montana weather history. State climatologist R A Dightman notes the decade ending 1955 shows a steady cooling trend since 1940 with a 10 year average temperature dropping from 44.3 in 1940 to 42.5 in 1955. In Helena the year 1955 was the second coldest, with an average of 40.3 degrees.
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Helena
Montana
Weather Bureau
R. A. Dightman
Dightman
Northwest
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Congress Opens 84th Session Amid Slow Issue Scramble
Washington congress begins its new session with a calm mood as lawmakers plan to weigh taxes roads schools and aid to farmers amid anticipated political maneuvering. Vice President Nixon and Speaker Rayburn set the tone while Lyndon Johnson returns to the Senate leadership after a heart attack scare.
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Washington
Congress
Ike Completes Work on Major Messages
President Eisenhower finished work on two major messages to Congress after New Year greetings with party leaders. The convalescent president said he will present the State of the Union address on Thursday outlining the administration’s 1956 legislative program.
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Key West
Fla
Eisenhower
Congress
Washington
Soldier Sentenced for 17YearOld Slayings in Chicago
Pvt Henry Matthews, 17, Detroit Negro, pleaded guilty to murder of 17-year-old Jeannne Pushis after an August Lakeside Park incident. He received 199 years in prison from Criminal Court Judge Thomas E. Kluczynski following his confession of rape and strangling in Calumet Park.
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Chicago
Jeannne Puskis
Criminal Court
Thomas E. Kluczynski
Henry Matthews
Detroit
Lakeside
Montana Tax Collections Rise in 1955
Montana reports 1955 tax take of 34.94 million, up 5.08 million from 1954. Fuel taxes lead at 19.81 million, aided by a one cent gasoline and three cent diesel rise. Income taxes climb to 6.98 million, cigarette taxes rise, oil revenue grows, while metal mines and corporations show declines. 19 of 26 items rise.
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Helena
Montana
J. F. Reid
State Board of Equalization
Reid
Lawyers Too Forget to Make a Will
A Columbia University survey shows many professionals neglect to draft wills, with some attorneys among the forgetful. The ad urges renting as a quick tenant solution and promotes calling 5451 for an ad writer. RENTED AT ONCE! FOUR ROOMS. 00008. MAIN.
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Columbia University
Autoists Set New Death Records
The Christmas and New Year holidays produced a record traffic toll in the United States. Final counts showed 973 deaths combined for Christmas and New Year periods, with 609 motor vehicle fatalities in Christmas and 364 in the New Year period. Safety leaders cited education and enforcement, while several states reported no traffic deaths.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Colorado
Maine
Vermont
North Dakota
Tennessee
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